Crime & Safety

Woonsocket Man Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges: Patch PM

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The U.S. Attorney's Office said Jason Muschiano, 39, possessed more than 50,000 images and 200 videos of children as young as 3 years old.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Jason Muschiano, 39, possessed more than 50,000 images and 200 videos of children as young as 3 years old. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

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Woonsocket Man Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges

The U.S. Attorney's Office said Jason Muschiano, 39, possessed more than 50,000 images and 200 videos of children as young as 3 years old.

16 Displaced After Boy, 7, Lights Couch On Fire

The child alone in the apartment and was playing with a lit candle when he accidentally lit the couch on fire.

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2 Rhode Island Men Sentenced For Elder Abuse

"These crimes are particularly insidious as elderly victims are often reluctant to come forward," Attorney General Peter Neronha said.

Obituary: Rose Falugo, 92

Rose and her husband, Jay, ran a Bedding Center business for decades, which is now run by their son.

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